The Ten Best Agatha Christie Novels of All Time

When you need a good mystery novel to read, Agatha Christie is who you turn to. And with so many amazing mystery books written by her, you have a lot of choices. That is why we will be looking at the ten best Agatha Christie novels of all time. Keep reading to find out which books made our list!

Christie has written 66 books and many short stories in her career which have made her the best selling author of all time. That gives us a lot of options and a top ten list feels perfect.

Some amazing novels will be left off the list but we feel like we got the books that have come to define Agatha Christie as the queen of mystery. You can see the full list off the ten best Agatha Christie novels below!

The Ten Best Agatha Christie Novels

• The Murder of Roger Ackroyd (1926)
• And Then There Were None (1939)
• Murder on the Orient Express (1934)
• A Murder is Announced (1934)
•  Death on the Nile (1937)
• The ABC Murders (1936)
• 4:50 from Paddington (1957)
• Evil Under the Sun (1941)
• The Mysterious Affair at Styles (1920)
• Five Little Pigs (1942)

The Murder of Roger Ackroyd 

The novel that I decided to list as the best Christie novel is The Murder of Roger Ackroyd. It is the best mystery novel by Christie in my opinion. And while it may not be the most iconic, it is the novel that I thought about the most after finishing it. A few months after this novel was released, Christie ended up disappearing for 11 days. You can read about that disappearance here!

And Then There Were None

This is the novel that you will automatically think of first when thinking about Christie. And Then There Were None is a brilliant whodunit novel that has inspired dozens of novels. The premise of ten people on an island dying one by one is simple yet ingenious. Every other author angry at themselves, yelling “why didn’t I think of this!?”

Murder on the Orient Express

Coming in third is Murder on the Orient Express, a novel that imagines a train as the murder scene. And just like the two previous novels, it is clever and will keep readers entertained. The novel is well written and a lot of fun and highlights Christie’s best tropes.

A Murder is Announced

Hercule Poirot is Christie’s most popular detective but Miss Marple is a close second. And A Murder is Announced is considered the best Miss Marple novel. As the title suggests, a time and place for a murder is announced and Miss Marple has to solve this clever murder and figure out who was behind it and why.

Death On The Nile

While on a holiday vacation, Hercule Poirot happens to be on a cruise where a murder takes place. Linnet Ridgeway has been murdered and Poirot must solve this murder mystery and find out the motive of the murder. This novel may not get the love it deserves but it is still a great novel that will keep you entertained.

Conclusion

These are the ten best Agatha Christie novel of all time. Few authors have a top ten that is as amazing as this one. Some amazing novels just missed out on the list but readers can check them out as soon as they breeze through this list. Happy reading!